Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A quick look at the 32 players from flights 1a and 1b that are returning for Sunday's Day 2.
Rank | Name | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Huy Nguyen | 628,000 |
2 | Jason Hickey | 441,000 |
3 | Scott Subak | 415,000 |
4 | Ken Morey | 381,000 |
5 | Luke Nguyen | 364,000 |
6 | Eric Liu | 349,000 |
7 | Christopher Skinner | 320,000 |
8 | Shane Murphy | 299,000 |
9 | David Leese | 204,000 |
10 | Igor Keselman | 201,000 |
11 | Charly Peterson | 195,000 |
12 | Nathan Trimble | 195,000 |
13 | Kalvinci Ewing | 182,000 |
14 | Andrew Ostapchenko | 176,000 |
15 | Brett Parise | 176,000 |
16 | Marlou Heiland | 162,000 |
17 | Armando Mesina | 156,000 |
18 | Leonid Vaisburg | 148,000 |
19 | Anthony Pitesa | 140,000 |
20 | Woo Suk Oh | 139,000 |
21 | Jose Araya | 130,000 |
22 | Richard Furfaro | 130,000 |
23 | Kendra Dieter | 118,000 |
24 | Matt Morfitt | 117,000 |
25 | Rich Alsup | 106,000 |
26 | Katerina Grishakova | 101,000 |
27 | Ryan Adams | 99,000 |
28 | Daniel Buckley | 87,000 |
29 | Steve Westberg | 82,000 |
30 | Robert Paris | 72,000 |
31 | Rip Fritzer | 52,000 |
32 | Brad Gafford | 40,000 |
With 10,000 in the pot and on the board, the small blind checked and Altynai Fung bet 3,000. A player in middle position came along and the small blind check-called.
The river was and the small blind checked again. Fung continued for 8,000 and both players gave it up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Altynai Fung | 61,000 | 61,000 |
With 35,000 in the pot and on the board, Lena Evans checked and Steve Wendroff bet 15,000. After a few moments in the tank, Evans called.
The river was and both players checked. Evans turned over for a pair of fours and Wendroff tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steve Wendroff | 162,000 | -43,000 |
Lena Evans | 107,500 | 107,500 |
While PokerNews is covering the $1,110 Main Event, several players took down preliminary events throughout the Showdown Series at Sycuan Casino Resort.
A total of 59 runners turned out to compete in Event #3: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha and it was local tournament veteran Rip Fritzer who walked away with the trophy and the $4,424 top prize. Fritzer defeated Brian Nordin of San Diego heads-up. Other players finishing in the money were Stanley Solis, Tai Purpero, Mark Birdsall, and David Para.
Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rip Fritzer | El Cajon, CA | $4,424 |
2 | Brian Nordin | San Diego, CA | $2,738 |
3 | Stanley Solis | El Cajon, CA | $1,794 |
4 | Tai Purpero | Santee, CA | $1,239 |
5 | Mark Birdsall | Kihei, HI | $909 |
6 | David Para | Alpine, CA | $696 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are now on the third 10-minute break of the evening. There are 188 runners in the tournament so far, and registration ends at the beginning of Level 13.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Yutuc | 132,500 | 94,500 |
Paul Zgheib
|
95,500 | 51,300 |
Brian Schmitt | 85,500 | 31,000 |
Maxwell Lineberger | 74,500 | 18,000 |
Johnnie Moreno | 64,500 | 29,900 |
Matthew Hansen
|
63,300 | -2,200 |
Richard Lanes | 60,300 | 33,000 |
Jentzen Mehl
|
36,600 | 27,100 |
Brad Sailor | 32,500 | -5,000 |
Cory Brehm
|
31,500 | 25,800 |
Lucille Hargett
|
27,400 | 5,600 |
Marc Spitaleri | 26,500 | -40,000 |
Tom Hammers | 24,500 | 4,700 |
Tai Purpero was seen getting the rest of his chips in the middle on the river for a grand total of around 35,000 and Matt Kirby was the lone caller.
The board had run out , and Kirby turned over for the wheel and the flush. However, Purpero turned over to score a big double with a higher straight flush after hitting the runner-runner.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tai Purpero | 72,000 | 52,500 |
Matt Kirby | 63,600 | -32,900 |
Amy Devaudreuil raised to 2,700 from under the gun and Mary Anne Madruga three-bet to 8,000 from the next seat over. Devaudreuil called and the flop was .
Devaudreuil checked and Madruga shoved for over 20,000. After a moment in the tank, Devaudreuil got away from it and Madruga picked up the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Amy Devaudreuil | 53,800 | -38,400 |
Mary Anne Madruga | 36,500 | 36,500 |